RHS SCIENCE DNA Replication Animation factory
RECALL DNA is made up of a series of monomers called NUCLEOTIDES
The backbone of the DNA chain is formed by the Sugar Phosphate http://nanopedia.cwru.edu/image/DNA%20structure.jpg
The “rungs” of the ladder are made of bases A - T G - C http://nanopedia.cwru.edu/image/DNA%20structure.jpg The bases are held together by hydrogen bonds
The 2 DNA chains are joined together forming a http://nanopedia.cwru.edu/image/DNA%20structure.jpg Double helix
DNA Replication Is when DNA is copied into DNA Occurs in the nucleus
DNA Replication DNA unwinds into 2 strands Each strand acts as a template for building a new strand
Unwound strands produced by breaking H bonds between base pairs New strands made by adding nucleotides
DNA Replication DNA polymerase joins free nucleotides to the template and assembles each into strands
DNA Replication
SELF TEST Which bonds are broken during replication? Hydrogen bonds How many DNA molecules in total would there be after DNA replication occurs? 2
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